Himachal village has found a toxic alternative to Kerosene #YesPahari

The widespread use of plastic packaging and the lack of garbage disposal systems is blighting remote mountain villages in Himachal Pradesh, turning the picturesque and once pristine areas, into giant rubbish dumps. View more at #YesPahari.

Villagers (like we found in Malana) are trying to get rid of the plastic by burning it, causing more environmental damage and a further risk to health. Nearly three thousand metres above sea level lies the village of Malana. Situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh, it was once a tiny, isolated spot tucked between steep mountains of the Kullu Valley. Read complete article